diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 0c1b852..84cdb70 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -765,6 +765,9 @@
 	struct mpath_io *mpio;
 	struct multipath *m = (struct multipath *) ti->private;
 
+	if (bio_barrier(bio))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	mpio = mempool_alloc(m->mpio_pool, GFP_NOIO);
 	dm_bio_record(&mpio->details, bio);
 
@@ -988,6 +991,9 @@
 	if ((error == -EWOULDBLOCK) && bio_rw_ahead(bio))
 		return error;
 
+	if (error == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+		return error;
+
 	spin_lock(&m->lock);
 	if (!m->nr_valid_paths) {
 		if (!m->queue_if_no_path || m->suspended) {